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Historical Event on 9/9/1997

Pravin Thipsay becomes India's third chess Grand Master.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/14/1920Akali Dal established.
8/6/1965Indian troops invade Pakistan.
5/21/1999A powerful bomb explodes and another is defused on the road leading to the Imphal airport minutes before the Prime Minister landed to commence his two-day visit to the State.
8/3/1993Bill to regulate cable TV introduced in Rajya Sabha.
4/1/1954French settlements in India pass under Indian control.
6/22/1971Habib Muhammad died.
2/5/1991The last of 1.2 lakh Indians in Kuwait manage to return to India.
1/23/1961Supreme Court rules cities & states have right to censor films.
7/30/1947The part of Kashmir, North West Frontier Provience (NWFP), was swallowed up by Pakistan. The formality of raising the flag being done in November.
1/19/1976C. V. Bawdekar, famous journalist, died.